Tuesday, September 8

When we bought this house first on my list was to rip up the carpet and see what was in store...4 layers of paint and hundreds (maybe thousands) of staples later laid beautiful pine treads all in great shape! A lot of sweat, stripping and sanding later here is a newly refurbished pine staircase. The treads were stained with a dark mahagony finish, same as the railing. Our wood worker (Jason from One Stop Wood Shop) removed the rail and post and finished that in his shop. The risers were replaced with textured paintable wall paper - beautiful and durable and was only $40 for 2 rolls! I've had people question the wall paper but with 4 animals (1 rambuncous puppy) and not one rip its defenitely durable!

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to Urban Squirrel! I'm Kelty,the savvy DIY'er behind this blog. Being a lover of design, I created this blog to share my own and others DIY/Reno projects. A vintage shopper and true up-cycler I'm an ultimate deal finder. I have a background in Real Estate and IT, enjoy the projects and ideas!